# siar
## Cimbrian
### Etymology

From Middle High German schier, from Old High German skiaro (“fast, immediately”), from Proto-Germanic *skēro, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to split”), or according to Kluge from *skīriz (“pure, clear”). Cognate with German schier.

### Adverb

siar
* (Sette Comuni) almost
    'Z ist siar sait so imbaisan.It's almost time for dinner.

### References

* “siar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
* ↑ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schier2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
* ↑ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “schier”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsiar]
* Hyphenation: si‧ar

### Etymology 1

From Malay siar, from Arabic شِعَار (šiʕār).

#### Verb

siar
* to broadcast.
    Synonym: menyiarkan

##### Derived terms

* kepenyiaran
* menyiarkan
* penyiar
* penyiaran
* persiaran
* siaran
* tersiar

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from pesiar (“to travel in leisure”), from Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”).

#### Root

siar
* to travel in leisure.

##### Derived terms

* bersiar
* bersiar-siar
* pesiar

### Further reading

* “siar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Ingrian
### Noun

siar
* (dialectal) Alternative spelling of sisar

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 522

## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish síar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃiəɾˠ/
* Homophone: síor- (one pronunciation)

### Adjective

siar
* (destination) westerly, to the west

### Adverb

siar
* west, westward
* back, to the rear
** 1906, E. C. Quiggin, “Áindrías an Ime”, in A Dialect of Donegal: Being the Speech of Meenawannia in the Parish of Glenties, page 196:Seachtmhain roimhe Shamhain chuaidh an Seónstanach siar ⁊ seacht ngearráin ⁊ péire cliabh air ghach gearrán fá choinne a chuid ime.A week before Samhain, Johnstone went back with seven geldings and a pair of panniers on each gelding for his butter.

#### Usage notes

* This word refers only to an ultimate destination of movement (i.e., "to the west").
* The adjective is indeclinable in Irish.

#### See also

| Point of reference | Motion toward | Stationary position at | Stationary position on the indicated side | Motion from |
| above, up | suas | thuas | lastuas | anuas |
| below, down | síos | thíos | laistíos | aníos |
| east | soir | thoir | lastoir | anoir |
| west/back | siar | thiar | laistiar | aniar |
| north | ó thuaidh | thuaidh | lastuaidh | aduaidh |
| south | ó dheas | theas | laisteas | aneas |
| northeast | soir ó thuaidh | thoir thuaidh | — | anoir aduaidh |
| northwest | siar ó thuaidh | thiar thuaidh | — | aniar aduaidh |
| southeast | soir ó dheas | thoir theas | — | anoir aneas |
| southwest | siar ó dheas | thiar theas | — | aniar aneas |
| over there | sall | thall | lastall | anall |
| over here | — | — | — | anonn |
| inside | isteach | istigh | laistigh | — |
| outside | amach | amuigh | lasmuigh | — |

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 138

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “siar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃiər/

### Adjective

siar
* western, west

#### Synonyms

* an iar

#### Antonyms

* sear

#### Derived terms

* An Cuan Siar
* Eileanan Siar

## Swedish
### Verb

siar
* present of sia

## West Coast Bajau
### Noun

siar
* shrimp (decapod crustacean)

#### Synonyms

* odang